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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919
1 Rainbow's i
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.A NOVEIi..
BY REX BEACH
Author of
"TTm Iroa TrB." Th SpoDefl"
"Hmh oi Um Sun." ace.
Copnitb. by Hum ad Bnxban
H'ontlDlied Irum IMiKo 1 1
CHAPTER VIII.
The Spnih Doubloon.
On the whole, Pancho Cueto's plans
had worked smoothly. After denounc
ing the Varona twins as traitors he had
managed to have himself appointed
trustee for the crown, for all their
properties, consummation for which he
had worked from the moment he read
that letter of Esteban's on the morn
ing after Donna Isabel's death. That
there was a treasure Cueto had never
doubted, and, once the place was his
to do with as he chose, he began his
search.
Commencing at the lower edge of the
grounds, he ripped them up with a se
ries of deep trenches and cross-cuts.
It was a task that required the labor
of many men for several weeks, and
when It was finished there was scarce
ly a growing thing left upon the place.
Only a few of the larger trees re
mained. Cueto was disappointed at
finding nothing, but he was not dis
couraged. Next he tore down the old
slave barra coons and the outbuildings,
after which he completely wrecked the
residence Itself. He pulled It apart bit
by bit, brick by brick. He even dug up
Its foundations, but without the reward
of so much as a single peseta. Fl
nally. when the vllja was but a heap
of rubbish and the grounds a scar
upon the slope of La Cumbre, he de
sisted, baffled, incredulous, while all
Matanzas laughed at him. Having sac
rificed his choicest residence, he re
tired in chagrin to the plantation of
La Joya. i '
But Cueto was now a man with a
grievance. He burned with rage, and
his contempt for the boy and girl he
bad wronged soured Into hatred. In
time he began to realize also that so
long as they lived they would Jeop
ardize his tenure of their property.
Public feeling, at present, was high;
there was Intense bitterness against all
rebels; but the war would end some
day. What then? Cueto asked him
self. Sympathy was ever on the side
of the weak and oppressed. There
would come a day of reckoning.
, As If to swell bis discomfiture and
strengthen his fears, out from the bills
at the head of the Tumurl Issued ru
mors of a little band of guerrilleros.
under the leadership of a beardlest
boy a band of blacks who were mak
ing the upper valley unsafe for Span
ish scouting parties.
Cursing the name of Varona, Panchc
Cueto armed himself. He did not ven
ture far alone, and, like Donna Isabel
before him, he began to have bad
dreams at night
One day a field of Cueto's cane was
burned, and bis laborers reported see
ing Esteban and some negroes riding
Into the wood. The overseer took
horse within the hour and rode pell
mell to Matanzas. In the city at this
time was a certain Colonel Cobo, In
command of Spanish volunteers, those
execrable convict troops from the Isle
of Pines whose atrocities bad already
marked them as wolves rather than
men, and to him Pancho went with
his story.
"Ah, yest That Varona boy. Pv
heard of him," Cobo remarked, when
his caller had finished his account. "He
has reason to hate you, I dare say, for
you robbed him." The colonel smiled
disagreeably.
Cueto murmured something to the
effect that the law had placed him in
his position as trustee for the crown,
and should therefore protect hla ; but
Colonel Cobo's respect for the law, it
seemed, was slight. In his view there
was but one law in the land, the law
of force.
"Why do you come to me?" he asked.
"That fellow is a desperado," Pan
cho declared. "He should be de
stroyed." "Bah ! The country Is overrun with
desperadoes of his kind, and worse.
Burning crops is nothing new. I'd
make an end of him soon enough, but
nearly all of my men are In Cardenas.
We have work enough to do."
'Td make It worth while, If you could
put an end to him," Pancho said, hes
itatingly. Then, recalling some of
those stories .about Colonel Cobo, be
added, "There are two of them, you
know, a boy and n girl,"
"Ah, yes I I remember."
"I can direct you to the house of
Asenslo, where they live."
"Uni-m!" Cobo was thoughtful "A
girl. How old Is she?"
"Eighteen."
"Ugly as an alligator, I'll warrant"
"Ha! The most ravishing creature
in all Matanzas. All the men were
mad over her."
Colonel Cobo, the guerrilla, licked
his full, red lips and ran a strong,
square hand over his curly, short
cropped hair. "You say you know
where she where they are living?"
"An, perfectly I It's less than a
night's ride. There's no one except
the boy to reckon with."
"How much is he worth to your
bluntly Inquired the soldier, and Cueto
sat down to make the best terms pos
sible. "Do you think he received my let
ter T' Rosa asked of her brother one
evening as they sat on the board bench
by Asenslo's door. It was a familiar
question to Esteban ; he had answered
It many times.
"Oh, yes I" he declared. "Lopez' mes
senger got through to Key West"
"Then why doesn't he come?"
"But my dear, you must be patient
Think of his difficulties."
This subject always distressed young
Varona; therefore he changed it
"Comet Tou haven't heard of my good
fortune, I captured another fine snake
today, a big, sleepy fellow. Believe me,
hell wake up when I set fire to his
tall. He'll go like the wind, and with
every foot he goes away will go more
of pancho Cueto's profits."
"You Intend to burn more of his
fields?" absently inquired the girl. "It
seems terrible to destroy our own
property."
Esteban broke out excitedly; ho
could not discuss Pancho Cueto with
out losing control of himself. "Would
you permit that traitor to fatten upon
the profits of our plantations? I shall
ruin him, as be ruined us."
Rosa shook her dark head sadly.
"And we are Indeed ruined. Think of
our beautiful house; all our beautiful
things, tool We used to consider our
selves poor, but how little we knew
of real poverty. There are so many
things I want Have we nothing left?"
"I thought It best to buy those rifles."
the brother murmured, dropping his
eyes. "It was one chance in a mil
lion." "No doubt It was. It seems those
Spaniards will sell their souls."
"Exactly. We can dig food from the
earth and pluck it from the trees, but
good Mausers don't grow on every
bush. Besides, of what use would
money be to us when we have no place
to spend It?"
"True!" After a moment Rosa
mused aloud : "I wonder If Cueto found
the treasure? If only we had that-
"He dldnt find It" Esteban declared,
positively, T' he hesitated "I think
I know why he didn't I think I know
where It Is."
"Where Is it?" breathlessly Inquired
the girl.
After a furtive look over his shoul
der Esteban whispered, "In the well."
"You're joking 1"
"No, no! Think for yourself. It
was old Sebastian who dug that
well"
"Yes."
"And he alone shared father's confi
dence. That sunken garden was all
Sebastian's work. No one else wa al
lowed to tend It Why? I'll tell you.
They feared to let anyone else draw
Esteban Whispered, "In the Well."
the water. Isabel searched for years ;
If that treasure had been above ground
her sharp nose would have sraelled It
out and now Cueto has moved the very
earth."
Rosa sat back disappointed. "So
that's your theory?"
"It's more than a theory," the boy
Insisted. "Look at this!" From the
pocket of his cotton trousers he pro
duced an odd-looking coin, which he
placed In Rosa's hand.
"Why, it's gold! It's a Spanish
doubloon," she said. "It's the first one
I ever saw. Where did you find It?"
"You'll think I'm crazy wten I tell
you sometimes I thlnk so myself. I
found It In Isabel's hand when I took i
her from the well !
Rosa was stricken speechless.
"She clutched it tightly," Esteban
hurried on, "but as I made the rope
fast her hacd relaxed and I saw it In
the lantern light It was as if well,
as if she gave it to me. I was too
budly frightened to think much about
It, as you may imagine. It was a hor
rible place, all slime and foul wuter;
the rocks were slippery. But that coin
was In her fingers!"
Rosa managed to say: "Impossible!
Then she must have had it when she
fell."
"No, no! I saw her hands up
stretched, her fingers open, In the
moonlight."
"It's uncanny. Perhaps "
"Yes. Perhaps some unseen hand
led her to the place so that we should
at last come Into our own. Who knows?
There's no doubt that father hid his
money. He turned his slaves Into gold,
he bought Jewels, precious metal, any
thing he could hide. Well, perhaps
there vpro Ckt nnlnfl In tha Int Tha I
water In the well Is shallow; Isabel
must have groped this piece from the
bottom. Some day I shall explore the
hole and we shall see."
Rosa flung her arms rapturously
about her brother's neck and kissed
him.- "Wouldn't it be glorious?" she
cried. "Wouldn't it be wonderful, to
be rich, and to want for nothing; to
have fine clothes and good things to
eat once more? Good things to eat!"
Her lip quivered. "Oh I'm so hun
gry." "Poor little girll"
$ , 1 an tin j i.icuijr iieaio nuuut. una.
Rosa was all excitement once more.
"He'll be glad he came and got me,
If he does come."
Esteban caressed her. "He'll come,
never fear. I know It Every time I
leave you my heart Is in my throat for
fear of what may happen In my ab
sence and yet I can't always be at
your side."
"There! You acknowledge that I
handicap you. Except for me yon wou 1
be making a glorious name for your-
self."
"Nnrhlns- of th nrt . Mom nrohshlv
I'd be getting myself killed. No! It's
better this way. We must be brave
and patient and think of what Is wit
tag for us at the bottom of that well."
It was Indeed a great piece of luck
which had enabled Esteban Varona to
buy a half-doion Mausers from a Span
ish soldier. Through Asenslo's ac
quaintance he had profited by the dis
honesty of an enemy, and, although it
had taken all his money to effect the
purchase, Estoban considered the sac
rifice welt worth while. The fire of
patriotism burned fiercely In him, ss
did his hatred of Pancho Cueto, and
the four trusty yonng negroes to whom
he had given rllles made, with Asenslo
and himself, an armed party large
enough to be reckoned with. These
blacks were excitable fellows, and
wretched marksmen, but. on the other
hand, each and every one had been
raised with a machete at his hip and
knew how to use It After a few pre
liminary forays under Esteban's lead
ership they had absorbed a bit of dis
cipline and were beginning to feel
military ardor.
In the Cuban field forces there were
many negroes, and few of their fel
low patriots fought better, or endured
the hardships of guerrilla warfare
more cheerfully than they. General
Antonio Maceo was of mixed blood,
and yet his leadership was character
ised not only by rare judgment and
ability, but also by an exalted abandon
of personal bravery, nis several
brothers rendered Cuba services scarce
ly less distinguished, and they were
but of a few of many dark-skinned he
roes. This struggle for Independence
was no patrician's war; the best stock
of the Island fought side by side with
field hands.
At dawn of the morning following
his talk with Rosa, when the members
of his command assembled, Esteban
was up and ready. He had made his
preparations to destroy Pancho Cueto's
fields, and since the road over the hills
to La Joya was long he bad summoned
them early.
"Be careful !" Rosa Implored him. "I
shall die of suspense."
"It Is for you to be careful," he
langhed. "Keep a good watch, and
conceal yourself at the first alarm.
However, I think we have taught these
bandits a lesson. As for Cueto, he
would, run, tojh? Jungle If he saw us.
He has the heart" of a mouse." He
kissed his sister affectionately and
then rode off at the head of his tat
tered band.
Rosa waved blm a last farewell as
he disappeared into the woods, then, to
occupy herself, she helped Evangellna
with what little housework there was
to do, later going with her to the gar
den patch where the vinndas grew.
Evangellna's early devotion to her
mistress had not diminished with time;
if anything. It had deepened. When
emancipation came she would have re
turned to the service of her beloved
twins had It not been for Donna Isa
bel's refusal to accept her. As It was,
she and Asenslo had married, and by
means of Rosa's surreptitious help
they had managed to buy this little
piece of land. Rosa had practiced self
denial to make the purchase possible,
and her self-sacrifice had borne fruit:
that act of childish beneficence had
created a refuge for Esteban and her
self and had ripened the negro wom
an's affection tnto idolatry.
Evangellna's joy at having the girl
to herself, where she conld dally see
her, touch her, serve her, was tem
pered only by the knowledge of Rosa's
unhapplness. She scolded and tyran
nized, she mothered and adored the
girl tat. her heart's content; she
watched over her like a hawk; she
deemed no labor in her service too ex
acting. It would have gone 111 with
anyone who offered harm to Rosa, for
Evangellna was strong and capable;
she had the arms and the hands of
a man, and she possessed the smolder
ing black temper of Sebastian, her
father.
Even in peaceful times few people
cane to this clearing In the woods,
far off from the main-traveled roads
of the Yumuri, and the day. as usual,
passed uneventfully. Evangellna
worked, with one, eye upon her Rosa,
the other watchfully alert for dan
ger. . When evening came she pre
pared their scanty meal, upbraiding
Rosa, meanwhile, for her attempts
to assist her. Then they sat for an
hour or two on the bench outside the
,w.
talking about Juan O'RulI-ye
and the probable hour of his coming.
When Rosa fretted about hpr broth
er, the negress reassured her. "Don't
be frightened, little dove; he has the
makings of a greut soldier. Now,
then, it is growing cool and the night
carries fevers. Creep into your bed
and dream abont that handsome lover
of yours."
Rosa obeyed, although reluctantly.
"I'll sleep for a while," she compro
mised, "then I'll come out and take
my turn."
Dawn was still a long way off
when, true to her promise, Rosa
emerged from the hut with an apol
ogy for having slept so long. Evan-'
gellna protested, though her eyes
were heavy and she had been yawn
ing prodigiously for hours. But for
once the girl was firm. Having fi
nally prevailed In her determination,
she seated herself In the warm place
Evangellna had vacated, and, curling
her small feet under her, she settled
herself, chin In hand, to think of
O'Reilly. It was a good time to think,
for the Jungle was very still and the
night like a velvet curtain.
"We had better .leave the horses
here." Pnncho Cueto hesitatingly ad
dressed the dim blur which he knew
to be Colonel Cobo. The colonel of
volunteers was In a vile temper, what
with the long night ride and an error
of Cueto's which had considerably
lengthened the Journey.
"Where is the house?" growled the
officer.
"Not far. But the path Is rocky
and the horses' feet"
"Yes, yes!" There was a creak of
saddle leathers and a groan as the
colonel dismounted. "Now, my good
Cueto," he threatened, "another of
your mistakes and I'll give you some
thing to remember me by."
, A curt order brought his men out
of their saddles. One of their num
ber was detailed to guard the ani
mals, wiiiie the rest fell In behind
Cueto and followed him up the trail
by the starglow.
I
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Good Propaganda
One of the first acts of the new; Congress should be
the printing of a twenty-million edition of a little pamph
let containing the Declaration of Independence, the U. S.
Constitution, Washington's Farewell Address, and Lin
coln s Gettysburg Speech. Such an edition would provide
a copy for each family in the United States. Then, if the
administration hasn't any conscientious objections,
the pamphlet should be frnnkable, so that this compendi
um of information concerning government of the peo
ple, by the people, for the people, could be readily dis
tributed. Aj Husky Statesman
The only man who doesn't become ill at the peace
conference, is the oldest man presentClemenceau.
And they can't down him by shooting. Surely such a
statesman should win his contentions which are primar
ily those for which the whole civilized world fought
to lick the Hun. to punish the Hun, and to shackle the
Hun.
HOYS OVER HERE
Albert Sehiewe, of Mulino , Is an
other Clackamas county boy havlnf
received his honorable discharge fron
the service. He has been In the navy
stationed at Mare Ik hunt.
fca fcft 1,4
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Mount,
who has been overseas, and has
been In this city visiting his uncles,
Ura. II. S. and Guy Mount, and other
relatives, left Tuesday eveniug for
New York, where he will take a post
graduate course for several months.
Lieutenant Colonel Mount will return
to this city with his wife and little
daughter in about two months to re
sume his practice as a physician. i
Irving G. Hanson of Company. 76th
Infantry, who resides at Salem, has
received his honorable discharge f rom
the service. He has come to Oregon!
City to make bis borne, having accept
ed a position In this cty.
fca to
Victor S. Sedorr. of x Goldcndale,
Wash., who has been in the service,
has received his honorable discharge.
Sedorr has come to this city to make
his home for the present, having ac
cepted a position here. He was a
member of Battery F Stth Coast Ar
tillery Corps.
Ka fa fca.
Another Clackamas county boy ha
made good In the service, and re
ceived promotion from captain to
major Is Prank Newton, a former Ore
gon City young man and youngest aon
of Mrs. K. L. Newton. He Is in
France.
Major Newton has had much mili
tary experience. He was In the regu
lar army for nine years, and by vir
tue of his service was given a cap-
Major Frank Newton
tain's commission In tha quarter
master's department when entering
the service of the recent war.
During bis military career Major
Newton has been honored by the war
depnrtmcnt for his distinguished serv-i
ice, and In 1'JijO congress voted him a
medal for bravery In connection with
the rescue of a party which was am
bushed In the Philippine Islands. He
has also been presented with other
medals by the war department for
distinguished service in Cuba, Porto
Rico and during the boxer uprising
In China. . .
When l.'ncle Sam called for men to
enter the service during the recent
European war, Major Newton re
sponded immediately, and was given
tne commission of Captain. -
All sections of Clackamas county
were well represented at the big Vic
tory ball at the Husch hall Saturday
evening, which -.vad given by some of
the young women of this city In hon
or of their r :turn and those on a fur
lough. There were many among those
who have been action In France and
Helgium, and thoroughly enjoying tha
entertainment.. There were about 400
people in attendance, and other boys
to return are to entertained likewise
at Home future date by those having
charge of Saturday nieht's affair.
rS
Coroorsl Fred Olo, who has been in
France since 1917, with Company E,
411 Telnranh pattsllon, Signal
fo-nn, h-R nrrlved In Camp Ijewis,
Wah , whore he will receive his hon
foble (Hsohri? Cornoral Olo parsed
through Portland Sunday, and Is look
fo'wnrd to the t'me of his return
t' h's home he-e. He wMl nrobably
resume his poslt'on as lineman with
h? Pnotfic PtRes Telephone com
pnny, having been employed by that
C"mnanv for e'even veT-s before en
tering the service We l thd onlv son
mar jhsKM
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- OVER T II E R E
of Mrs. M. Glo. of Fourteenth
Washington streets,
ami
Pa W fcs
iloorge Jewell, one of Clackamas
county's heroes, son of Mr. and Mrs
Jewell, of tilth and Division streets,
returned to Oregon City recently, hav
ing recelvwl hi honorable discharge.
He hua been In some of tho heaviest
engagement In France. He was a
member of Company F, 37th Kngin
eers. and among the place where he
saw action were llaccarel,' Toul sec
tor, oa thd Meuse river, Argonne for
est He was also with tho Army of
Occupation, stationed In Germany fur
some time. Jewell has many friend
in this city, who are glad lo welcome
him home, and he U a glad to be
back Into hi old home town.
The following letter, a continua
tion of one recently published In the
Enterprise and written by Private
Samuel H. Rankin to hi mother,
Mr. (). c. Dallas, of Damascus, tell
ing of some of hi experience he has
had since entering the service;
March 22, 1919.
"Dear Mother and. All:-
"Another hospital unit from here
received orders today to atari for the
States and I wouldn't mind at all If
my company would get the same or
ders. Cee! but Its hard to keep from
getting homesick when we know bo
other fellows are getting star id
back. I gues next month will see u
on our way.
"They have put me on a new Job
now working with the plumber. It
Isn't bad work either, and I don't
have to drill. ,
"It Is getting so warm here now
that the shady side of the street I
decidedly the most comfortable In the
middle of the day.
"Well, I must write a little more
about Pari, or rather Versailles, one
of Its suburbs.
"The R. C. party of soldiers, sailors
and nurses left right after dinner
and we took the subway car again,
costing each two cents. Renchlng the
town, we proceeded at one to the
Palace of Louis XV. for which the
place Is famous. Hefore reaching the
Iron gatfes leading to the famous mar
ble court In the rear of the paluce,
we passed two magnificent buildings,
one on each side of the street. They
were semicircular, two stories high
and a block long, all of which were
constructed of fine stone, and you
would never guess what they were.
Well, one was where, he kept his sad
dle horses, and the other bis driving
horses. Now they are barracks for
French soldiers.
"The court covers almost, an acre,
and Is covered with marble cobble
stones. All around the edge and In tho
center are large studies. Then we
went Inside and through a few of tho
most Important ' rooms. Tho first
were good-sized halls, bare of furni
ture, with high dome-shaped ceilings
all cut up Into panels. Kach room was
a representation of some of the old
legendary gods, and In those panels
were wonderful paintings, showing
the principal events In his life. All
the trimmings were of bronze and
the floors were of hardwood laid In
various fancy designs. .
"The gallery of mirrors Is consid
ered the most beautiful Jn the world
each window having a mirror the
same size directly opposite.
"Then we entered the room where
the table sits on which the peace
terms will be signed, Of course every
one laid their band on the table. It
was on this same table that the peace
treaty of the American revolution
was signed and several more French
treaties. Tho tablo Is all murblo, and
is of a dark bluish color and quite
large.
'The queen's, bedroom was about
like the others, with paintings, etc.,
with un old bed having a canopy top
and curtains. Next was the king's
bedroom. In here was a bust of Louis
XIV with one of his 300 wigs on it.
"There was tho large gallery hold
ing some 300 paintings, about 12x18
feet, showing different battles. All
the figures were life size. Two of
l.hern were pictures showing scenes
In the American Revolution.
"The great marble stairway was the
one over which Marie Antonette fled
when trying to escape the mob dur
ing the Revolution here.
"The estate covers several square
mile:!, and is covered with little se
cluded gardens, fountains, statues
and groves of trees.
"In the center is a large artificial
lake In the shape of a cross, the con
struction of which .cost man v , lives
Thorn were 30,000 mon kept busy un
til it was completed,
"Thin li about all for Vermillion I
guos.
"Write often,
"l.o vo to all.
"Jerry."
IS
ON SEVERAL BILLS
U M. Tnvvls flittered suit Friday
against inrklu K. Klllott and Ntt(-i
li. Klllott to collect several bill al
h'Ked duo to merchants and Hsslgiiod
lo plaint iff for collodion,
A bill of J 10 U ullegod due (hit
Price shoe company of Kuxeiie, thin'
having been made March 15. 1!M7,
for good nuld and delivered to tho
defendants, and another bill ot $11 Hi
for merchandise, is alleged due tUil.
lor & Son of HarrUburg, thl being
made In 1915. On January S5, 19H,
plulutltf claim defendants gave a
note to Dr. W. II. Data for $100,75 and
inivo failed to make any payment on
It.
It I further alleged defendant
IHitihrtHiuI good on March Id, 191S,
of the Kasiorn Outfitting company of
Portland, amount lug to $.15.25 and
have paid only $u,ro on thl.
Travis ask for a Judgment for tho
full amounts ami 6 per rent Interest
and cost of the case and $25 attor
ney' fee.
GERMANS MUST
SIGN PACT OH
BE ISOLATED
PARIS, May .--Tli Carman must
sign tho peace tnmty or face ecunont
la Isolation,
This was made plain today hen
tha blockade section of the supremo
economic council was Instructed to
draw up plan for, eeonomle Isolation
of C.ermnny-to b put into effeet if
the enemy attempt U) carry out Us
threat to refuse the fWe term.
Supporting the American rsport
that Italy wa not Invited to return
to the police conference, It wa learn
ed today thut tho final draft of the
treaty did not contain Italy luimo
and It wa necensary to write It In.
President Wilson won a sweeping
victory today when Premier Lloyd
lieorge and Frontier Clemenceau
wer forced to agree to a proposal
that 45 newspaper correspondent bo
present In the Trianon palace at Ver
uille to witness the presentation of
the peace treaty term to the Cor
man.
PAIlljt. May 6 It waa de!ded late
today What the following (lel.gHtloti
which ere to be excluded will be ad
mitted to the congress at Versailles
tomorrow when the peuce term sro
to be handed to the Hermans: China.
Slam, Cuba. Cuatamala, McauraguA.
Haiti, Panama, Liberia and Honduras.
Countries on the original official Hat
of those to be represented are; The
I'nlted State. Oreat llrltaln and her
dominion, Franco. Italy, Japan, Ilel
gium, Hrasll, Serbia, Greece, Poland,
Itoumantn, and Cseeho Slovakia.
Ruth Garrison
Placed on Trial
8F.ATTLI0, May 5. With a battle
of alienists, as export witnesses,
foreshadowed by the defense In It
questioning of prospective Juror, 18-year-old
Ruth Currlson wu placed on
trial at 9: ,10 o'clock this morning In
tho court of Judne John fl. Jurey, de
partment No. 5, of tho King county
court for tho murder of Mrs. Orace
nintz Storrs, wlfo of Douglas M.
Storrs, with whom she was Infatuat
ed. The courtroom was ;amined to Its
capacity and questioning of talesmen
was Interrupted soon after It began,
to clear tho aisle and space about the
door, on 'request of Deputy Prosecut
ing Attorney C, K. Clnypool, who ob
jected to tha congestion of persons
standing und blocking tho entrance.
ROAD OPERATION
OF GOVERNMENT
SHOWS DEFICIT
WASIH.vnTO.V, May 6. The gov
ernments loss In operating the rail
roads for tho first three months of
this year was $1.10,000,000 according
to earning figures of the so-called
class one, or tho largor roads, report
ed to the Interstate' Commerce com
mission and compiled by the Bureau
of Railway Economics. During this
period, the railroads earned for the
government $10,000,00 while the gov
eminent was obligated under the rail
road control act, to pay the companlei
$170,000,000.
Charles Moulton
Back from France
Charles It. Moulton, a young attor
ney, who was a niember of the law
firm of Stone & Moulton, arrived
home from France Friday. He loft
here September 6, 1917, and was over
seas for 10 months. Mr. Moulton was
with the 361st Regiment, of the 91st
Division (Known . as 'the Fighting
91st). He taw active service in tho
Argonne Forest. It was while there
that his regiment was sent to a rest
blUot for a lew days, uiui was ugaln
sent to tha front, and was at the
front the second time for eight days.
This division lost 1400 men.
Following the signing of tho armist
ice, Moulton was transferred to the
Headquarters company, and, had
charge of the regiment records. He
ni-Hvod In... Vaiv. Vnrtr, 4 ni-11. f ...
WEEKLY SOLDIERS LETTER
(Coatlimed from page 4)
It. Aba! t knew how It was done, so
w had a lot of fun with them.
"In a machlno ami nest w found
a grave with I lie remain on top ot
the ground, So took a plrlurt of II.
if w0 had mors tlm w would have
llnered mi but wo were looking for
Hoonevelt's grave. Think It wa up nil
a hill where we could m a larita
cross, Hut too much mil of our way
us we were to leave lit 2 1, M,
"We enpliired a ho! under
ground vamp and then ventured Into
a cemetery crisscrossed with bartiml
wire. And as terribly wrecked by
shell flro a could be. It was nil aw
ful aIkM a the (dace wa mostly
tombs, und bone and coffin wer
lylllU about Oil nil slclen,
"Well, wo hud dinner al thn same
place In thn llttlo store, mid bouuht
a doreii film cisg to take along with
u for supper, f' per. Very cheap
Wo got away on th ICxpr attain
In tho haKituge car,
"Paw the orchard cut In 19M and
tho thousand of acre crossed and
recrossed by wire and treiu-lie, Dug
out along the railroad tike squirrel
hole. City and vIllagA alike all gone,
Completely rulimd. Haw whore the
Yuiikee had cleaned them out and
where the 'Y' h.td been right up In
the front. It wa a mIkIU that cannot
be expressed on paper and we are
surely glad we saw It all.
"At ChnmpnlKne we left Hill and
stayed nil night. Saw tho Wllaon
ailtos pass, Tills place wa bombed
but not studied.
"In the forenoon It wa raining
when wo left at 10 for 8olson. Thl
was a real Wood and hill
for three year. Hhell dump where
one could see Just how they stored
them. From the Iuh:kuko car we rmild
see a lot. Holsson U about 3 4 ruin
ed and It I a gloomy plare. Plenty
of people thotuh and tis trrln ars
Jammed.
"We could get to bV-lms at S
o'clock or Purl at 7 P. M. A we hn I
only one more day we went to Part.
Through Hellou Wood, famous over
the world. A wonderful trip clear In
to Paris. We got out alrlKht. having
not paid a Cent of faro from Mon.
"I hunted up my Irish las, but I
found her not. Kven thouKh two Rim
Ilsh girl tried to find her for mo. 8o
the threw of u walked the two
around awhile. That nlitht w beat
tho frtig by sleeping three In on
bed.
1 In the morning we had a good
breakfast for l-2f at the A. R. C. Had
to buy a ticket to get out on the plat
form, Ufa. Arrived In Hnrdvaus at
8:110. Bupper In A. R. C, 1 I 2f. Good
too.
"Cot our pck and made ramp at 9
p, m. Total exponae for me 180f.
Have mother' 3 2. Pearl 3 26.
"F.lKhteenth Knglneer were guard
of honor to General Liggett Thurs
day. Itotmnn I to get D. 8. ('. And
we go Into embarkation quarantine
tomorrow. Don't see how we will get
to tell our friends farewell. looki
like we may leave In the next two
week.
"Uive to all,
MJ. K. STAFFORD,
"Co. B. ISth Kng.. A. P. O., 705."
MANY SUSPECTS
OF BOMB PLOTS
ARE ARRESTED
NEW YORK. May l.-A wholesale
round up of I. W. W. leader who
have openly preached violence was
begun by the police today, while
postofflco department operatives and
detectives sought the mon who mull
ed bombs to many prominent offici
als and, men of weal III throughout
tho country.
A number of person wore to bo
taken Into custody In Now York, Chi
cago and on tho Pacific const before
nightfall for questioning. In many
cuseg their Identity will be kept sec
ret until the police huvo concluded
their investigation.
Postofflco orflciuiH here do not
doubt thut tho bomb were mailed
from Now York by a colony of "Rods"
who planned to kill several prominent
persons on May day.
MANY WOUNDED
DURING RIOTS
IN CLEVELAND
CLKVELAND, May l.An unidenti
fied man was killed by a ttotoctlve'
bullet, 11 policemen were shot or bad
ly beaten and about 100 persons wore
wounded, many seriously, In general
rioting, which brought a dramatic
finale this afternoon to a Socialist
May-day demonstration hero. About
110 persons, seriously Injured, are In
hospitals tonight, whllo scores ot
others, Including women, wore tram
pled by rioters and clubbed by police.
Soclalliit headquarters was totally
wrecked by angry civilians, bent on
putting an end to the demonstration..
Socialists and sympathizers were
ridden down by mounted policemen
and by soldiers in army tanks and
trucks.
Bombs Are Mailed
West Is Report
WASHIQTON, D. C., May 2. Nolth
er confirmation nor (lonlul could be
obtained today ol a rumor here that
three of the dnath-deallng surprise
pnekageg mailed In Now York In con
noctlon wllh the nntlon-nlde bomb
plot were addressed ' to Clarence
Itoamos, formor United States Dis
trict Attorney at Portland, Sonator
Mllds Poludoxter of Spokane, and "a
Judge at Seattle, Washington."
The Judge mentioned in the rumor
is believed to be Formor United
States District Attorney Clay Allon
of Seattle, now a Judge of the King